Zafai Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Zafai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Zafai (7) may also be a first name.
Zafai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zafai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zafai is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zafai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Zafai are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zafai is also the 4,548,448th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 7 people.
This surname is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Zafai is mostly found in: Gilan Province, where 50 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 40 percent are found and Algeria, where 20 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zafai
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